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The f-35 hasn't even seen combat, has it?
Last I heard the fuckin things were still falling out of the sky
F-35s as a type have yet to down any manned aircraft but they have been used to take out drones and do ground attack roles. IIRC they were used against lebanon last year and they were what the Israelis used to retaliate against Iran after operation True Promise II.
Fun Fact: Currently the F-22 type has one recorded air to air victory. It was achieved in 2022 against one of those spy balloons everyone was freaking out about. The F-22 is set to retire and be replaced by what is now known as the F-47.
And it didn't even flex on the balloon by taking it out with it's guns, it shot a heat seeker from 50 miles away like a betazoid coward.
It also MISSED the balloon with an air to air missile lol